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Sir Richard Denton 1507 – 1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUN 1507

Birth Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 10 AUG 1561

Death Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: James Denton

Mother: Margaret Spencer

Spouse(s): Gennett Banyster

Children(s):

Sir Richard Denton was born in 1507 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Denton and Margaret Spencer. Sir Richard Denton married Gennett Banyster. Sir Richard Denton passed away in 1561 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard Denton was born in 1507 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of James Denton and Margaret Spencer.
  • Sir Richard Denton married Gennett Banyster.
  • Sir Richard Denton passed away in 1561 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1507 – 1561
Birth Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
James Denton
1490 – 1533
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Spencer
1493 – 1524
Hoyland, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Denton
1465 – 1492
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Isabell Brome
1436 –
Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
William Spencer
1474 – 1544
Badby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Heritage
1478 – 1557
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Brome
1410 – 1468
Beatrice Shirley
1412 – 1483
Thomas Spencer
1433 –
Isabel Spencer
1465 –
Thomas Heritage
1458 – 1496
Dorothy Spencer
1455 – 1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brome
1385 – 1468
Jane Rody
1410 –
Ralph II
1391 – 1443
Joan Basset
1393 – 1419
John Smith
1426 – 1452
Margaret Spencer
1428 – 1452
Roger Heritage
1430 – 1495
Roger Heritage
1435 –

Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1507
11 JUN 1507
Birth of Sir Richard Denton in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1561
10 AUG 1561
Age 54
Death of Sir Richard Denton in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUN 1507
    Event Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1561
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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